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Access Restrictions

Open for research. This collection is stored at an off-site facility. Researchers interested in using this collection must
contact Archives and Special Collections at least two business days in advance of their planned visit.

Cofield collection formats include photographs, negatives, slides, scrapbooks, and clippings. Portions of the collection have
been digitized.

Abstract

Collection of "Colonel" J.R. and son Jack Cofield photographs, including William Faulkner, the town of Oxford, Lafayette County,
and photographs taken for the University of Mississippi Yearbook. The collection also contains vintage prints collected by
Cofield relating to Faulkner and his life and family.

Preferred Citation

Cofield Collection, Archives and Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries.

Biographical Note

J.R. “Colonel” Cofield, was a studio photographer in Oxford, MS from 1928 through 1973, who made portraits of Oxford citizens,
most notably, William Faulkner. J.R. also collected imagess of other local photographers work, as well as copied older photographs
that struck his interest. J. R. Cofield was an enthusiastic storyteller and local historian, and these collected materials
are no doubt part of the telling of that tale.

Scope and Content

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

The Colfield Collection is open for research. This collection is stored at an off-site facility. Researchers interested in
using this collection must contact Archives and Special Collections at least two business days in advance of
their planned visit.

Copyright Restrictions

J.R. and Jack Cofield original works are copyrighted to the University of Mississippi. Many imagess were collected by J.R.
Cofield, and are subject to copyright under the creator.

Additions

No further additions are expected to this collection.

Acquisition Information

Two oversized scrapbooks were collected in the 1970's. Other materials were transferred to the Archives from the Department
of Southern Studies, who originally acquired the collection in 1993.

Related Materials

Related Materials at the University of Mississippi

For a description of the William Faulkner archival collections and photographs housed at the University of Mississippi, please
view our William Faulkner Subject Guide. Published Resource: William Faulkner: the Cofield Collection.
Oxford, Miss. : Yoknapatawpha Press, 1978. Cataloged: PS3511.A86 Z757695

Related Materials at the University of Mississippi

For a description of the William Faulkner archival collections and photographs housed at the University of Mississippi, please
view our William Faulkner Subject Guide.

Scope and Content

Folder 17: Portrait of William Faulkner in riding gear with hat and whip. Full body shot, one foot resting on high footstool,
holding whip with both hands. Photographer: Cofield, J. R.. Format(s): Photograph, Negative. 1961

Scope and Content

Original negative damaged.

Folder 18: Portrait of William Faulkner in riding gear with hat and whip. Full body shot, looking slightly away from camera,
one foot resting on high footstool, holding whip with both hands. Photographer: Cofield, J. R.. Format(s): Negative. 1961

Scope and Content

Original negative damaged.

Folder 19: Portrait of William Faulkner in riding gear with hat and whip. Full body shot, looking at camera, one foot resting
on high footstool, holding whip with one hand. Photographer: Cofield, J. R.. Format(s): Negative. 1961

Folder 28: William Faulkner, Estelle, and Jill with group in costumes on the steps of Rowan Oak. Hunt Club Breakfast. Marked
"38 at home". Photographer: Cofield (?). Format(s): Photograph, Copy Negative. 08 May 1938

Folder 29: William Faulkner and Estelle with group in costumes at Rowan Oak. Hunt Club Breakfast. Marked "the great hunting
party". Photographer: Cofield (?). Format(s): Photograph, Copy Negative. 08 May 1938